October 31, 2007

Jessie Cowgirl!

Happy Halloween everyone! Today I experienced the total cuteness overload that is Halloween at Lara's daycare - a sea of tiny kids dressed in adorable-adorable tiny outfits, standing blank-faced and confused amidst a chaos of adults with cameras, adults with candy, adults with unyielding happy smiles, and adults in costumes. It was the best.

Lara's costume was tough. She doesn't really get Halloween as a concept yet, and is at the same time fairly adept at taking off her clothes - thus, she can't really be expected to suffer for the sake of a really great costume idea, nor can she be compelled to do so. So we needed to come up with something that would in general be "normal" clothing that wouldn't be too annoying to wear all day, but also should be a fun thing she could recognize. Thank goodness for Toy Story 2 - one of Lara's three favorite movies (Toy Story 1 & Monsters, Inc. - can you see the Pixar theme? These are the only things I can watch on endless repeat and not go crazy). So Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl it was!

All handmade and handsewn from scratch except the white shirt base. The belt buckle is made out of a Photoshopped and printed out picture of a bull, cardboard, and Mod Podge. The buttons are fabric-covered cardboard circles. The hat - oh, the hat! - is made of two pieces of felt, some ribbon, and yarn.

I might secretly be a milliner. I'll be honest, I'm pretty damn proud of that hat. Thank you so much, Lara, for actually wearing it!

I just came across your site while googling jessie costumes for my little girl. I have a question though... how in the world did you make that hat? Its ADORABLE! I can do the rest, but I can't figure the hat out. If you could let me know, that would be awesome! thanks.

i agree w/everyone ; ADORABLE !!! IT LOOKS LIKE AN EXACT REPLICA OF THE COSTUMES I'VE SEEN ONLINE FOR KIDS !

i want to be jessie for halloweed in three days ! but i can't seem to find a hat . they're all sold out or the shipping makes it go from 10 to 40 . please tell me how you made it ? ASAP ? m.nguyen-@hotmail.com if it doesnt work , empressiivee@live.com

I have a 3 yr old that wants to be Cowgirl Jessie for Halloween and all the costumes are out of stock. I too would greatly appreciate the instructions/directions for making the hat. It looks great. My email is: elimar78@yahoo.com.

I realize you made that Jessie costume 3 years ago, but it is PERFECT. Can you add me to the list of people that want to know how to make that hat. I (and my 2.5 year old daughter) would really appreciate it!kathleen_keane@hotmail.com

I realize that it has been several years since you made this costume, but my little granddaughter wants to be Jessie the Cowgirl for Halloween. If you are sharing how to make the hat, I would love to have the instructions! Thanks!ecumom@hotmail.com

I am also making a Jessie costume for my 3-year-old this year and would really love to know how you made that amazing hat! I know this is an old blog post, but I'm hoping you might share your instructions anyways. Thanks for the inspiration!redstarboutique(at)gmail(dot)com